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Samantha Grimes

Samantha Grimes

I'm a freelance artist working and living in Cheshire. Although I have no formal artistic training beyond A'Level, I have been working as an artist in either a part-time or full-time capacity for almost twenty years.

My commissions generally consist of children and pet portraits, caricatures, murals and tattoo designs. In my spare time, I like to paint a variety of subjects, but all of them have one thing in common - they have to have a heartbeat! I very rarely paint landscapes or inanimate objects, as I am more drawn towards animals or people.

I work in a variety of mediums, and like to try new techniques and see other artists' work. I find the medium is often dictated by the subject, and would describe myself as a Jack of all trades, master of none!